Have you ever been given an exciting opportunity, then found yourself feeling inadequate, underqualified, and undeserving after getting started? What did those feelings of doubt ultimately do to your mental health, work-life balance, and performance?

This week on Tips from an ADHD Coach, Jaye explores why imposter syndrome is so common in ADHD brains, how it impacts your confidence, and what you can do to start believing in your own achievements.

Related resources

• ADHD and: Imposter syndrome
• From the ADHD Aha! podcast: Anxiety, imposter syndrome, and ADHD (Mallory’s story)
• Imposter syndrome at work: How I stopped feeling like a fake

Timestamps

(00:39) Anne’s quote

(02:42) How ADHD can make imposter syndrome more common

(07:44) Imposter syndrome is lying to you

(09:47) What can we do if we’re feeling like an imposter?

(14:29) Recap

For a transcript and more resources, visit the Tips from an ADHD Coach show page on Understood.org. 

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